Patents by Inventor Simon E Ward

Simon E Ward has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9750719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetrazole compounds; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: CONVERGENCE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Beswick, Robert James Gleave, Shuji Hachisu, Sadie Vile, Nicolas Bertheleme, Simon E. Ward
  • Publication number: 20160015687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetrazole compounds; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: CONVERGENCE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul BESWICK, Robert James GLEAVE, Shuji HACHISU, Sadie VILE, Nicolas BERTHELEME, Simon E. WARD
  • Patent number: 9115132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetrazole compounds of Formula (I) wherein A is (II) or (III); to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Paul Beswick, Robert James Gleave, Shuji Hachisu, Sadie Vile, Nicholas Bertheleme, Simon E. Ward
  • Patent number: 8933132
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel piperazine compounds of formula (I): to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial, i.e. in particular to treat pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: David Norton, Daniele Andreotti, Simon E. Ward, Roberto Profeta, Simone Spada, Helen Susanne Price
  • Publication number: 20140038976
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel piperazine compounds; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial, i.e. in particular to treat pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: David Norton, Daniele Andreotti, Simon E. Ward, Roberto Profeta, Simone Spada, Helen Susanne Price
  • Publication number: 20130210796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetrazole compounds; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds; and to the use of the compounds in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Beswick, Robert James Gleave, Shuji Hachisu, Sadie Vile, Nicholas Bertheleme, Simon E. Ward
  • Patent number: 8173820
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof are provided: wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R1 is selected from phenyl and pyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted by one or two groups independently selected from C1-4alkyl and halogen; and R2 is selected from H and CH3 when n is 1 and R2 is H when n is 2 or 3. Processes for preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof as a medicament, for example in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated by a reduction or imbalance in glutamate receptor function, such as schizophrenia or cognition impairment, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Nicolas Bertheleme, Wai Ngor Chan, Jaqueline Sandra Scott, Simon E. Ward
  • Patent number: 8093249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel piperazine derivatives; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the derivatives; and to the use of the derivatives in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Jag Paul Heer, David Norton, Simon E Ward
  • Publication number: 20110021578
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof are provided: wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R1 is selected from phenyl and pyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted by one or two groups independently selected from C1-4alkyl and halogen; and R2 is selected from H and CH3 when n is 1 and R2 is H when n is 2 or 3. Processes for preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, N and uses thereof as a medicament, for example in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated by a reduction or imbalance in glutamate receptor function, such as schizophrenia or cognition impairment, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicolas Bertheleme, Wai Ngor Chan, Jaqueline Sandra Scott, Simon E. Ward
  • Publication number: 20100016330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel piperazine derivatives; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the derivatives; and to the use of the derivatives in therapy to treat diseases for which blocking the Cav2.2 calcium channels is beneficial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jag Paul Heer, David Norton, Simon E. Ward
  • Patent number: 7244726
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed: wherein A is optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl, indazolyl, isoquinolinyl or benzofuranyl; b is 1, 2 or 3 and c is 1, 2 or 3, wherein b+c is 2, 3, 4 or 5; X is carbon, Y is CH, is a double bond and e is 0; or X is carbon, Y is CH2 or oxygen, is a single bond and e is 1; or X is nitrogen, Y is CH2, is a single bond and e is 0; R1 is hydrogen, cyano, halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, NHCOCH3 or OCONR5R6, wherein R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R2 is halogen, cyano or C1-6alkoxy; d is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R3 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkanoyl, fluoroC1-6alkanoyl, C1-6alkylsulfonyl, fluoroC1-6alkylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-6alkylcarbamoyl or arylC1-6alkyl; and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, forms an optionally substituted 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic group fused to the benzene ring, provided that when a compoun
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Frank P Harrington, Paul W Smith, Simon E Ward
  • Patent number: 7214674
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed: wherein: A is optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl, indazolyl, isoquinolinyl or benzofuranyl; X is carbon, Y is CH and is a double bond; or X is CH, Y is CH2 or oxygen and is a single bond; or X is nitrogen, Y is CH2 and is a single bond; R 1 is halogen, cyano, or C1-6 alkoxy; a is 0,1, 2 or 3 ; b is 0 or 1 ; R 2 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkanoyl, fluoroC1-6 alkanoyl, C1-6 alkylsulfonyl, fluoroC1-6 alkylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-6 alkylcarbamoyl or arylC1-6 alkyl; and R 3 , together with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, forms an optionally substituted 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic group fused to the benzene ring. Methods of preparing the compounds and uses of the compounds in therapy, in particular for a CNS disorder such as depression or anxiety, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: Simon E Ward